职场社交英语:43--又一张绿遥便条纸】职场口语主题:职场社交口语话题【43--又一张绿遥便条纸】 吉娜与戴夫在各自的隔间里工作Zina: Hey, Dave. Look at this another green note. Someone must have left it while I was in LA. 吉娜: 嘿,戴夫。 你看这个--又一张绿遥便条纸。 一定是有人趁我去洛城的时候放的。 Dave: What does it say this time? Is it a death threat? 戴夫: 这次是写什么? 索命威胁啊? Zina: It says, "my dear kitten, / I'm sorry I haven't written. / It doesn't mean I'm not still 1) smitten. / I am. "吉娜: 上面写着:“我亲爱的小猫,抱歉好一阵子没捎信, 这可不是我不魂牵梦萦。 我仍迷恋着你。 ”Dave: You've got to 2) admit, he does have a way with words. 戴夫: 你得承认他还真会舞文弄墨。 Zina: It's a bunch of 3) mush! Where does he get off calling me a kitten? 吉娜: 为赋新词强说愁! 他凭什么叫我“小猫”? Dave: 4) Considering how you've been 5) behaving, I'll admit it is a bit surprising. 戴夫: 由你较近的行为看来,我承认这种称呼有些让人意外。
-----------------------------------------------语言详解A: Do you admit that what you did was wrong? 你承认你做错了吗? B: I admit it, but I'm not sorry. 我承认,但我不感到抱歉。 【have a way with. . . 对……很有一套】have a way with. . . 是指交际手腕或是对某方面的造诣很高,可以用在人与人的关系上:A: She has a way with men. 她对于男人很有一套。 B: That's because she's young and sexy. 那是因为她年轻又遥。 【Where does he get off. . . 他凭什么……】当你觉得某人做得太过分,不禁质疑起他有何权利这样做的时候,你就可以用上这个表达法Where does he get off. . . “他凭什么……”A: Where does he get off telling me I need to lose some weight? 他凭什么跟我说我应该要减重? B: He's your doctor. He's just concerned about your health. 他是你的医生,他只是关心你的健康。 1) smite (v. ) 使神魂颠倒。 smitten是过去分词当形容词用,表示被动的意思。 2) admit (v. ) 承认3) mush (n. ) 过分的多愁善感4) considering (adv. , prep) 鉴于……,考虑到……5) behave (v. ) 举止,行为